Kane County Opinion
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Preserve home-visit funds for kids’ sakeMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - For law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, it’s a harrowing experience to come face to face with child abuse and neglect. As Kane County sheriff and state’s...
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My taxes shouldn't pay for abortionsMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - If Froma Harrop thinks Mitt Romney's ideas put him back to the beginning of the 20th Century, I want to go back there with him. I do not feel that my taxes should go to ...
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Parks officials work hard at conferencesMay 18, 2012 5:00 am - After reading your front page article about the park district conference, I have to admit that I’m disappointed — not with my local park district, but with the normally ...
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Rescind cost increases in ElginMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Our late, beloved Elgin City Council member Marie Yearman can never be replaced, but John Prigge comes close to representing us, so we hope other council members will jo...
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Food thief should be ashamedMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - Saturday, May 12, was the U.S. Post Office’s “Stamp Out Hunger Day.” We live in the Kimball Farms subdivision in Carpentersville, and as usual, I purchased two bags of f...
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Homes won’t meet St. Charles standardsMay 18, 2012 4:40 am - St. Charles’ diverse architectural heritage symbolizes past generations’ investment in the city, for themselves and future generations. Such is not the case with the pro...
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Don’t change Bible to fit your needsMay 17, 2012 10:27 am - I had a few thoughts after reading Ginger Storniolo’s comments (Fence Post, May 12) on Bible translations being so inaccurate that we really can’t know what it says. To ...
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The real issue behind voter IDMay 17, 2012 10:27 am - Regarding Mr. Michael Fredian’s letter of May 5: Sorry, the number of voter fraud convictions has no correlation to the number of frauds successfully perpetrated. I agre...
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Tax exemptions difficult to navigateMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Cook County’s property tax exemptions are meant to help reduce homeowners property tax burdens, but they are much like Chicago’s weather. Just wait a minute and it will ...
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All faiths must unite against terrorismMay 17, 2012 5:00 am - Sami Hassoun’s anger at the world, perhaps even at the Cubs, could have been overturned had he only followed his daily prescription — face east and prostrate into prayer...